Joshua 15:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 15:13

11 And the border went out to the side of ^aEkron northward. Then the border went around to Shicron, passed along to Mount Baalah, and extended to Jabneel; and the border ended at the sea.

12 The west border was ^athe coastline of the Great Sea. This is the boundary of the children of Judah all around according to their families.

Caleb Occupies Hebron and Debir

13 ^aNow to Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a share among the children of ^bJudah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, namely, ^cKirjath Arba, which is Hebron (Arba was the father of Anak).

14 Caleb drove out ^athe three sons of Anak from there: ^bSheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

15 Then ^ahe went up from there to the inhabitants of Debir (formerly the name of Debir was Kirjath Sepher).

16 ^aAnd Caleb said, “He who¹ attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.”

17 So ^aOthniel the ^bson of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him ^cAchsah his daughter as wife.

18 ^aNow it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So ^bshe dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you wish?”

19 She answered, “Give me a ^ablessing; since you have given me land in the South, give me also springs of water.” So he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

The Cities of Judah

20 This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families:

21 The cities at the limits of the tribe of the children of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the South, were Kabzeel, ^aEder, Jagur,

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Definitions of words in Joshua 15:13:

Arba {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Arba {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Arba {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Caleb {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Caleb {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Caleb {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Father {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jephunneh {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jephunneh {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jephunneh {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Share {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Hebron {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Hebron {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Joshua {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Joshua {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Joshua 15:13:

Judah, Tribe of {Easton's}
Joshua, Book Of {I.S.B.E.}
Judah, Territory Of {I.S.B.E.}

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